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...that a workman who left the soap mixing machine on too long was responsible for making Ivory Soap? He was so embarrassed by his mistake that he threw the mess in a stream. Imagine his dismay when the evidence of his error floated to the surface! Result: Ivory soap, the soap that floats.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7200959 | Modifiable footwear Footwear having a sole, a retaining strap, and at least one decorative piece is provided. The retaining strap is attached to the sole, and the decorative pieces are releasably attached to the retaining strap, thereby allowing a wearer to remove and replace the decor... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7057515 | Pet-activated signaling assembly A pet-activated signaling device to allow a pet to signal a human includes a base, and a cover, associated with the base. A biasing element is operatively coupled between the base and the cover and is configured to provide a positive biasing force therebetween. At l... | 06/06/2006 |
| 5038703 | Device and method to aid in toilet training pets A training and communicating device for domestic animals which is mountable to a doorknob or other mounting element on or near a door. An elongated leather strip is provided with an aperture for removably suspending the strip from a doorknob. The strip al... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4436052 | Globe-shaped bells with single-piece shells A mold producing one or more globe-shaped bells, each of which is cast as a one-piece shell enclosing a tumbling ball-bearing or jinglet. Production of the one-piece shell is made possible by pouring molten metal over a spherical core, supported by small ... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4362080 | Staccato cowbell This invention relates to a cowbell type of musical instrument with a plurality of sound producing ribs resonantly positioned on one side thereof to allow staccato sounds to be selectively produced intermittently during the play of the bell.... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4180008 | Solderless bell and method of forming a solderless bell A method of forming a solderless bell, having a single sound opening, out of a blank within a strip, is disclosed, which comprises the steps of: forming a crown within the blank; separating the blank from the strip, said blank comprising a central portion... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4034699 | Device for housebreaking a dog A device for animals to signal aid which includes a flat base member on which is mounted a hanger arm which overlies the base. A bell mount is pivotally mounted on the outer free end of the arm with a clapper bell secured thereto and an activator pad is s... | 07/12/1977 |
